'Bout to ask about that coupla days ago, but let it go.
'Doubt you need water under pressure. Have ya tried a sprinkler or soaker
hose in the necessary area?
Wilt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy Bennell" <rbenn...@bennell.ca>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 2:17 PM
Subject: [MBZ] OT watering deep
Some of you may recall my query a year or two ago about what I might do
about too much moisture in my garage.
I did learn that covering the surface of the table saw and jointer out at
the lake with a sheet of tar paper helped a lot.
I did that last fall and this spring, they were better than the previous
year and I think things were as wet this spring as last.
I have a new issue that is sort of the opposite.
The ground around my house is too dry and that is causing some shifting.
Doors are sticking and it is obvious that the south side of the house is
down somewhat - not really visible to the eye or noticable when one walks
accross the floor, but put a level on the floor and it is surprising how
much it is down. We added on to that side of the house in 1987. The
original basement is still reasonably level but the addition has sagged
somewhat on the outer edge away from the basement. The basement has
footings and a poured concrete wall. The addition is built on piles and a
gradebeam. There are a number of bell piles and a couple of straight piles
as there were a couple of spots where there was water coming in when they
drilled and they were not able to bell the bottom.
Here in the Red River Valley we have lots of good old clay gumbo.
It swells when wet and shrinks when dry. It has been dry.
I have been wondering how I might introduce more water down near the level
of the footings to see if that might help to move the house back into
level or at the very least, prevent it from getting any worse.
I can live with it the way it is if I have to but I would not want it to
get much worse. That would pose issues that would be more visible.
I see tree root feeders but I don't know if they are long enough to go
that deep.
I also wonder about creating cavities if one pumps water in under
pressure.
Anyone have experience in this sort of thing or good ideas?
I also wonder about a sort of reverse French drain.
Could I drill some fence post holes deep, fill them with a pipe liner and
stone and just pour water on them from above? Or do you think I would need
pressure to make the water go down the hole?
Randy
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